Honors & Awards

Prof. Dongsheng Brian Ma


2009, 1st Place Winner in 52nd IEEE International Midwest Symp. on Circuits & Systems Student Paper Contest (as student advisor);

2009-2014, United States National Science Foundation CAREER Award;

2006-2008, Analog Devices Endowed Professorship (2nd term after nationwide selection);

2007, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Designs (ICCAD) Best Paper Award Nominee;

2007, IEEE Senior Member;

2006, The University of Arizona AAFSAA) Outstanding Faculty Award of the Year;

2006, Best Graduate Thesis Award, College of Engineering, The University of Arizona, (as thesis advisor);

2004-2006, Analog Devices Chair Professorship;

2004, Best Design Award, IEEE/ACM Asia & South Pacific Design Automation Conference (ASP-DAC);

2002, Schmidt Award of Excellence;

2002, Deutsche Forschungs Gemeinschaft Fellowship;

2002, STMicroelectronics Ltd. Scholarship;

2001, Outstanding Student Paper Award, IEEE Student Paper Contest, Hong Kong;

1997, Guang Hua Foundation Scholarship (2nd prize);

1996, Hua Wei Scholarship (1st prize);

1995, Excellent Graduate Student of the year, NanKai University;

1992, Motorola Scholarship for academic excellence, (1st prize);

1993, Motorola Scholarship for academic excellence, (1st prize);

1994, Motorola Scholarship for academic excellence, (1st prize);

1991, NanKai University Excellent Freshman Fellowship, (for ranking 1st place in College of Engineering and College of Science);

1991, First runner-up in National College Entrance Exam in Shaanxi Province, China.

Last update on 07/17/2009